2451401 Notice of Final Rulemaking - Final day of the comment period for proposed rulemakings when the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or weekend

OFFICE OF DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

The Administrator of the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances (ODAI), pursuant to section 3 of the District of Columbia Documents Act, effective March 6, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-153; D.C. Official Code § 2-612(2) (2011 Repl.)) hereby gives notices of the adoption of amendments to chapter 3 (Rules of the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances) of title 1 (Mayor and Executive Agencies) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).  The rulemaking amends section 309 (Proposed Rulemaking Notices) by specifying when the final day for receiving public comments shall occur in the event the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on March 30, 2012, at 59 DCR 2464.  No comments were received and no substantive changes were made to the rulemaking since it was published as proposed.  A clarification change was made to make it clear that the existing subsection 309.6 will be renumbered 309.7.

Final rulemaking action was taken on May 7, 2012.  The rules will go into effect upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

Chapter 3, RULES OF THE OFFICE OF DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES, of title 1, MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

Section 309, PROPOSED RULEMAKING NOTICES, is amended by adding a new subsection 309.6 to read as follows:

309.6               If the last day of the comment period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the last day is extended to the next business day.

The current subsection 309.6 is renumbered 309.7.